Richard Cumberland, bishop of Peterborough (1632-1718)
Educated at St Paul's School and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, he was author of De legibus naturae disquisitio philosophica (1671) and bishop of
Peterborough (1691). The poet of the same name was his great-grandson.
Educated at St Paul's School and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, he was author of De legibus naturae disquisitio philosophica (1671) and bishop of
Peterborough (1691). The poet of the same name was his great-grandson.